"A
person familiar with the investigation said the pipe was reportedly
used to discipline the child. Blood was found on the child’s clothing in
the house, but it is uncertain whose blood it is, the source said."

"Police found Charlie concealed by a makeshift barricade, crouched behind
a large container, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Wednesday."

"Woody said that when he was found, Charlie was wearing the same clothes
he’d had on when he disappeared. On Wednesday, Craig said Charlie was
happy to see police"

"Magidson (Families Attorney) noted that there is an underground hallway that connects the
basements of the various units in the complex, part of the Mies van der
Rohe townhouses, a collection of modernist structures listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Residents call the hallway a
tunnel and keep their garbage and other items in that area. There is a
door on the far end from Bothuell’s house that leads outside, although a
neighbor noted Thursday that the door has an alarm."

“He tried to see his son shortly after he was found. They said no,”
Magidson said. “I told him, ‘You have an absolute right to see your
son.’ ”

"According to Bothuell, Charlie had been homeschooled for the last couple
of years after some early struggles. However, recent discussions,
apparently upsetting to Charlie, had focused on moving to the suburbs
and enrolling Charlie in school there. Magidson said Charlie had been
told that if he failed to do well he could be enrolled in military
school." "Bothuell said the boy left his home about 9 p.m. June 14 after the boy’s
stepmother had a discussion with him over unfinished chores. The boy
was in the middle of a workout when he left. The search began that
night."

He was supposed to do his chores and homework and his stepmom said that she was going to tell his dad because he didn't do them. I was thinking he ran away in fear of getting a whooping.

Also they live in townhouses where all the basements connect. So in their basement its a door that leads to this main hallway to everyone elses basement.

They had the Detroit police AND FBI look down there. He was/has not been there that entire 10-11 days.

Now after watching Nancy that seemed fake to me. But idk. I didn't hear about the lie detector results either.

I agree, I think if the story is true, this is what happened. He ran away, came back in the house through the basement and then stayed there for a few days because he didn't want to get in trouble. And if he had allowance money, he could have gone and bought food for himself.

Scars found on Charlie Bothuell reportedly from father driving PVC pipe into his chest

DETROIT (WXYZ) - "He was very skinny, and almost
looked like a cancer patient. He had marks all over his arms and chest,"
is what one of Charlie Bothuell's grandmothers told investigators about
how the 12-year-old appeared the last time she saw him before his
father and step-mother reported him missing to Detroit Police.

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Action News is learning new details through a petition filed by Child
Protective Services for the removal of Charlie's half-siblings.

After
police found little Charlie hidden in his father's basement Wednesday, a
half circular scar was discovered on his chest, and the boy is telling
investigators that it's the result of his dad, Charlie Bothuell IV,
driving a PVC pipe into his chest, according to the court records.

Old
scars were reportedly found on Charlie's buttocks. Those injuries also
believed to be the result of Charlie being hit with the pipe.

The
documents also indicated that the boy also told investigators that his
stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, put him in the basement and
barricaded him behind boxes and tote bags.

Dillard-Bothuell reportedly told Charlie not to come out no matter what he hears.

But then the little boy was hungry. Charlie told investigators when everyone left the home, he would sneak upstairs to get food.

Mr.
Bothuell and his wife, Charlie's stepmother, began saying Charlie was
missing on the evening of June 14, though, they say, Detroit Police did
not make an official report until two days later.

When Detroit
Police and FBI agents discovered Charlie during a fourth search of the
home Wednesday, they found him hiding behind boxes and other debris. He
was in a scrunched-down position, but emerged when officers began
talking to him.

No injuries were found on Charlie's half-siblings,
a four-year-old boy who is autistic and an 11-month-old girl, but Child
Protective Services removed the two children on Thursday and placed
them with relatives in light of the allegations of physical abuse and
neglect of Charlie.

On Friday, during a hearing on the temporary
placement of the two youngest children, a referee granted supervised
visitation of those children to Charlie Bothuell IV and Monique
Dillard-Bothuell, who are the children's biological parents.

Sources expect Mr. Bothuell and his wife to face criminal charges by sometime next week.

In
an unrelated matter, Dillard-Bothuell, who is on probation for
purchasing a pistol without a permit in 2013, appeared in court on a
probation violation - a firearm was found in the home during an earlier
search for Charlie.

Dillard-Bothuell was arrested on a bench
warrant Thursday evening, and while the judge gave her a $5,000 personal
bond, she cannot be released from the Wayne County Jail until she is
fitted with a tether. It's possible she could remain in jail until
Monday.

As for 12-year-old Charlie, he remains under the care of
his biological mother, Africa Shippings. The two have a close
relationship, but Shippings allowed Charlie to live with his father and
stepmother because of discipline problems.

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